M&A Specialist - Principal

This is a role with one of Slalom’s global teams – we are open to hiring in many locations and travel will be required as needed by our clients.

Who You'll Work With:

We are seeking a Principal Consultant to join our M&A Strategy team, partnering directly with our Enterprise Capability practice. In this role, you will serve as a trusted strategic advisor to clients navigating complex mergers, acquisitions, and enterprise transformation initiatives. You will bring together deep technical expertise in enterprise platforms with sharp business acumen to shape strategy, lead delivery, and architect solutions that drive measurable outcomes.

The Role: M&A Principal

What You’ll Do:

Strategic Advisory & M&A Support

• Lead business strategy engagements focused on M&A readiness, integration planning, and enterprise capability assessment
• Partner with client leadership to evaluate enterprise platform landscapes and identify synergies, gaps, and transformation opportunities
• Develop and present strategic roadmaps that align technology capabilities with business value streams and GTM objectives
• Facilitate executive workshops to align stakeholders on priorities, risks, and integration sequencing

Strategic Roadmap Development

• Develop comprehensive strategic roadmaps that sequence enterprise platform initiatives across people, process, and technology dimensions, grounded in a firsthand understanding of what delivery and architecture decisions look like in practice
• Apply delivery leadership and solution architecture experience to assess the feasibility, sequencing, and risk profile of enterprise initiatives
• Translate platform-level architectural trade-offs such as build vs. buy vs. integrate decisions, integration complexity, and data migration risk into strategic planning inputs that inform M&A integration timelines and investment priorities
• Identify and communicate dependencies, constraints, and critical path items that can only be surfaced by someone with hands-on platform configuration and engagement delivery experience

Analysis & Estimation

• Conduct detailed level-of-effort (LOE) analysis, complexity scoring, and risk assessments for enterprise initiatives
• Develop strategic roadmaps that sequence workstreams across people, process, and technology dimensions
• Produce high quality deliverables including business cases, capability assessments, and implementation plans

What you'll bring:

Experience

Minimum 5 years of experience delivering technical projects in a consulting environment

• Track record of managing client-facing engagements from initiation through post-go-live support
• Experience working across multiple industries and client sizes is strongly preferred

Demonstrated experience in both Delivery Lead and Solution Architect roles on the same or comparable engagements

• Ability to context-switch between strategic leadership and hands-on technical design
• Proven ability to manage ambiguity while maintaining delivery rigor

Technical Expertise

Strong hands-on background configuring enterprise business platform applications

• Experience with platforms such as Salesforce, SAP, Microsoft Dynamics, Oracle, or comparable ERP/CRM systems
• Familiarity with enterprise integration tools, APIs, and middleware platforms

Proficiency with enterprise AI tools including ChatGPT Enterprise and Claude Enterprise

• Experience leveraging AI-assisted workflows for analysis, documentation, and strategic synthesis
• Ability to identify and champion responsible AI adoption within client environments

Business & Strategic Acumen

Deep understanding of GTM motions, business capabilities, and value streams enabled by enterprise applications

• Knowledge of how platforms support Sales, Marketing, Finance, Supply Chain, and Service operations
• Ability to connect platform capabilities to revenue, efficiency, and customer experience outcomes

Strong analytical skills to assess LOE, complexity, and risk across enterprise initiatives

• Experience developing strategic roadmaps with clear prioritization logic and dependency mapping
• Proficiency in structuring and communicating findings for C-suite audiences

About Us

Slalom is a fiercely human business and technology consulting company that leads with outcomes to bring more value, in all ways, always. From strategy through delivery, our agile teams across 52 offices in 12 countries collaborate with clients to bring powerful customer experiences, innovative ways of working, and new products and services to life. We are trusted by leaders across the Global 1000, many successful enterprise and mid-market companies, and 500+ public sector organizations to improve operations, drive growth, and create value. At Slalom, we believe that together, we can move faster, dream bigger, and build better tomorrows for all.

Compensation and Benefits

Slalom prides itself on helping team members thrive in their work and life. As a result, Slalom is proud to invest in benefits that includemeaningful time off and paid holidays, parental leave, 401(k) with a match, a range of choices for highly subsidized health, dental, & vision coverage, adoption and fertility assistance, and short/long-term disability. We also offer yearly $350 reimbursement account for any well-being-related expenses, as well as discounted home, auto, and pet insurance.

Slalom is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. For this role, we are hiring at the following levels and targeted base pay salary ranges:

The targeted base salary pay range for Senior Consultant in Silicon Valley and San Francisco is $131,000 to $185,000. And for Boston, LA, White Plains, New Jersey, New York City, Seattle, San Diego, Orange County, and Washington DC the range is $149,000 to $176,000. And for all other locations the range is $137,000 to $160,000.

The targeted base salary pay range for Principal in Silicon Valley and San Francisco is $168,000 to $240,000. And for Boston, LA, White Plains, New Jersey, New York City, Seattle, San Diego, Orange County, and Washington DC the range is $154,000 - $220,000. And for all other locations the range is $141,000 - $200,000.

In addition, individuals may be eligible for an annual discretionary bonus. Actual compensation will depend upon an individual’s skills, experience, qualifications, location, and other relevant factors. The salary pay range is subject to change and may be modified at any time.

We are committed to pay transparency and compliance with applicable laws. If you have questions or concerns about the pay range or other compensation information in this posting, please contact us at: peopleone@slalom.com.

EEO and Accommodations

Slalom is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to attracting, developing and retaining highly qualified talent who empower our innovative teams through unique perspectives and experiences. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veterans’ status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. Slalom will also consider qualified applications with criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. Slalom welcomes and encourages applications from individuals with disabilities. Reasonable accommodations are available for candidates during all aspects of the selection process. Please advise the talent acquisition team or contact accomodationrequest@slalom.com if you require accommodations during the interview process.